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Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE阅读练习：中国婚礼铺张现象引发关注 GRE阅读训练：GRE阅读练习：中国婚礼铺张现象引发关注 GRE考试精品课程指导  How the one-child policy changed Chinese nuptials  独生子女政策如何改变了中式婚礼  OVERSIZE cupids in pink, furry outfits hand out heart-shaped balloons with “I Do” written on them (in English) at a wedding-themed trade fair in Beijing. Vendors offer romantic photo-shoots of couples under water or at a racetrack, personalized wedding cigarettes, and biscuits with names such as “Date Fate”. An emphasis on love is a new addition to Chinese weddings—and shines a pink-filtered spotlight on social change.  在北京的主题婚礼展上，粉色的超大丘比特身穿毛茸茸的衣服，手持心形气球，气球上写着“I Do”(“我愿意”的英文)。婚礼代理商们向新人们提供浪漫的水下或赛道婚纱照拍摄，个性化的婚礼香烟，以及刻字饼干，如“Date Fate(巧遇)”饼干。把重点放在爱情上是中式婚礼上的一个新现象，闪耀的粉红滤光灯下聚焦的是社会的变革。  For centuries, marriage in China was about ensuring heirs for the grooms family. Ceremonies centered on the grooms kin: couples kowtowed to the mans parents but the womans relatives were absent. Unusually, both the grooms and the brides family exchanged money or goods. The more money changed hands, the more opulent the wedding.  几个世纪以来，结婚在中国意味着确保传递新郎家的香火。结婚仪式的重点是新郎的亲属：夫妻向男方父母磕头，女方亲属却不与之同席。而与此不同，新郎和新娘的家人需彼此交换金钱或物品，转手的彩礼钱越多，婚礼越奢华。  After it came to power in 1949, the Communist Party imposed frugality. Dowries consisted of necessities like bed linen or a bicycle; guests brought their own food coupons. But since the 1980s the extravagance of nuptials has matched the countrys rise. Celebrations moved out of homes into hotels. Brides swapped traditional red dresses for white, flouncy meringue-like ones (some now wear both, in sequence).  中国共产党自1949年上台后厉行节约。嫁妆都是床单或自行车这类必需品，出席婚礼的宾客带去他们自己的粮券。但自20世纪80年代起，国家的崛起开始带来婚礼的铺张。婚礼仪式的举办地从家搬往酒店。新娘将传统的红色礼服换为荷叶边蛋筒状的白色礼服(现在也有些人依次换上两套礼服)。  A large industry has emerged to serve the 13m couples who marry each year. Wedding planners are increasingly common, particularly in cities. A decade ago Cosmo Bride, an American-owned lifestyle magazine, la